By collaborating with end-users and IT experts, Wisconsin was able to develop and regularly update new standard configurations for IT hardware.  The new process allowed users to get the equipment they needed but also allowed for the kind of value that could only be achieved by regularly updating standards for deeper discounts.  Wisconsin’s approach to establishing standard configurations for computers improved the quality and efficacy of the computer equipment procured by the state, with cost reductions over $5 million in fiscal year 2020.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand how Wisconsin’s development of standard specs created value and improved performance for the state.

2. Identify strategies or steps used in Wisconsin’s process that can be applied to improve their own state’s processes.

Course Technology Requirements:

• Internet connection
• Support web browsers:
• Recommended: Chrome, Firefox, Safari (latest versions)
• Avoid: Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge
• If prompted, accept all cookies and allow popups
• Access to Procurement U LMS
• Ability to play and listen to audio through computer speakers or headphones